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LeBron James: "We could be a top 10 if not top five defensive team" - TalkBasket.net

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LeBron James offered an early glimpse into the Philadelphia 76ers’ potential after Saturday’s Blue vs. White scrimmage, emphasizing the team’s gradual progress, flexibility and defensive upside. James, who joined Philadelphia in free agency this offseason after eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, said the scrimmage was another opportunity for the team to build chemistry. […] The post LeBron James: “We could be a top 10 if not top five defensive team” appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

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With only one win over the Las Vegas Aces in their history, do the Golden State Valkyries have a chance of defeating the defending champs in the WNBA semifinals?

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Jakcie Young drives on Gabby Williams. | Getty Images In their two-season history, the Golden State Valkyries have played the Las Vegas Aces seven times. They’re 1-6. That doesn’t bode well for their chances of beating the defending champions three times in five games in the WNBA semifinals, which is the next task for ascendant second-year franchise. That that went 0-3 against Vegas this season, and that their lone win came in June 2025, the first-ever game between the two teams, is even less...

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Bulls Notes: Powell, Wilson, Buzelis, Essengue

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Norman Powell has accumulated a lot of knowledge during his 11 NBA seasons that will make him a valuable leader on a young Bulls team, writes Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic. Powell and newly acquired Buddy Hield are the only players on Chicago’s roster older than 28, so there will be plenty of teaching moments […]

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In her first WNBA season with the Chicago Sky, Sydney Taylor played with a style that echoed a league legend

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Sydney Taylor. | Getty Images The Chicago Sky finished the 2026 season near the bottom. But one player did rise towards the top. That was 25-year-old Sydney Taylor. Her quickness, sharp shooting, explosiveness and clutch play made her a main draw in the Windy City. At the beginning of the year, Taylor was coming off a season playing professionally in Lithuania and Poland with Kibirkstis Vilnius and MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec, respectively. With the latter, Taylor averaged 22.8 points, 3.7 rebounds...

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